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Senate debates substitute for concealed-carry measure amid liability, scope and Olympic-security concerns
Summary
Senate floor consideration of First Substitute Senate Bill 122 produced extended debate over liability language, exemptions for Olympic venues, and restrictions on private residences and churches; multiple technical amendments were adopted and sponsors highlighted a sunset tied to April 1, 2002.
The Utah Senate devoted a lengthy floor sequence to First Substitute Senate Bill 122, a rewrite of dangerous-weapons and concealed-carry provisions that sponsors said was intended to accommodate Olympic-security needs while defining state entities and exemptions. Senators proposed and adopted amendments clarifying which entries are 'public' rather than 'private,' defining 'state entities,' and adjusting liability language to limit the state's exposure.
One floor amendment altered the liability clause to allow a cause of action against the state only where an individual could "establish by clear and…
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